Team
Row
8
Publications
22
Citations
597
Ants
970241
Row
People
Mohammed “Simo” Errbii → Population genomics and genome evolution in ants.
Rebecca Rothering → The evolutionary significance of TEs in ants.
Esther van den Boes → Rapid evolution and TE-induced genetic variation in invasive ants.
Janina Rinke → The impact of horizontal gene transfers in ants.
Nic Schröder → Ant virome evolution and evolutionary genomics of insect endosymbionts.
Maja Drakula → Colony recognition and self-/non-self discrimination in invasive ants.
Nadine Kortüm → Molecular characterization of ant LGTs.
Lukas Schrader → All of the above
Former Members:
- Lena Wiegert: Canalization and phenotypic diversification in Cardiocondyla obscurior.
- Svenja Kieckhäfer: The role of cuticular hydrocarbons in desiccation resistance in ants
- Eyleen Wiese: The genetic basis of CHC biosynthesis in ants
© 2021 Schrader lab
All rights reserved.
Publications
Row
Lukas Schrader
| Title | Authors | Journal | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advances in deciphering the genetic basis of insect cuticular hydrocarbon biosynthesis and variation | H Holze, L Schrader, J Buellesbach | Heredity | 2021 |
| Relaxed selection underlies genome erosion in socially parasitic ant species | L Schrader, H Pan, M Bollazzi, M Schiøtt, FJ Larabee, X Bi, Y Deng, … | Nature communications | 2021 |
| Transposable elements and introgression introduce genetic variation in the invasive ant Cardiocondyla obscurior | M Errbii, J Keilwagen, KJ Hoff, R Steffen, J Altmüller, J Oettler, L Schrader | Molecular Ecology | 2021 |
| Inhibition of HSP90 causes morphological variation in the invasive ant Cardiocondyla obscurior | L Schrader, M Winter, M Errbii, J Delabie, J Oettler, J Gadau | Journal of experimental zoology. Part B, Molecular and developmental evolution | 2021 |
| Genome assembly and annotation of the California harvester ant Pogonomyrmex californicus | J Bohn, R Halabian, L Schrader, V Shabardina, R Steffen, Y Suzuki, … | G | 2021 |
| Genomic architecture and evolutionary dynamics of a social niche polymorphism in the California harvester ant, Pogonomyrmex californicus | M Errbii, UR Ernst, A Lajmi, J Gadau, L Schrader | bioRxiv | 2021 |
| Genetic redundancy resolves invasion paradox in Colorado potato beetle | F Yang, M Crossley, L Schrader, I Dubovskiy, R Zhang | 2021 | |
| Publisher Correction: Relaxed selection underlies genome erosion in socially parasitic ant species | L Schrader, H Pan, M Bollazzi, M Schiøtt, FJ Larabee, X Bi, Y Deng, … | Nature Communications | 2021 |
| Genetic and genomic architecture of species-specific cuticular hydrocarbon variation in parasitoid wasps | J Buellesbach, H Holze, L Schrader, J Liebig, T Schmitt, J Gadau, … | bioRxiv | 2021 |
| Functional insights from the GC-poor genomes of two aphid parasitoids, Aphidius ervi and Lysiphlebus fabarum | AB Dennis, GI Ballesteros, S Robin, L Schrader, J Bast, J Berghöfer, … | BMC genomics | 2020 |
| The impact of transposable elements in adaptive evolution | L Schrader, J Schmitz | Molecular Ecology | 2019 |
| Stress and early experience underlie dominance status and division of labour in a clonal insect | A Bernadou, L Schrader, J Pable, E Hoffacker, K Meusemann, J Heinze | Proceedings of the Royal Society B | 2018 |
| Accelerated Evolution of Developmentally Biased Genes in the Tetraphenic Ant Cardiocondyla obscurior | L Schrader, H Helanterä, J Oettler | Molecular biology and evolution | 2017 |
| The Global Ant Genomics Alliance (GAGA) | JJ Boomsma, SG Brady, RR Dunn, J Gadau, J Heinze, L Keller, … | Myrmecological news | 2017 |
| Evolution of social insect polyphenism facilitated by the sex differentiation cascade | A Klein, E Schultner, H Lowak, L Schrader, J Heinze, L Holman, J Oettler | PLoS genetics | 2016 |
| A novel intracellular mutualistic bacterium in the invasive ant Cardiocondyla obscurior | A Klein, L Schrader, R Gil, A Manzano-Marín, L Flórez, D Wheeler, … | The ISME journal | 2016 |
| Phenotypic plasticity in Cardiocondyla obscurior | L Schrader | 2016 | |
| Sphingolipids, Transcription Factors, and Conserved Toolkit Genes: Developmental Plasticity in the Ant Cardiocondyla obscurior | L Schrader, DF Simola, J Heinze, J Oettler | Molecular Biology and Evolution | 2015 |
| Expression of the Foraging Gene Is Associated with Age Polyethism, Not Task Preference, in the Ant Cardiocondyla obscurior | J Oettler, AL Nachtigal, L Schrader | PLoS One | 2015 |
| Mating with an allopatric male triggers immune response and decreases longevity of ant queens | A Schrempf, K Von Wyschetzki, A Klein, L Schrader, J Oettler, J Heinze | Molecular ecology | 2015 |
| Transposable element islands facilitate adaptation to novel environments in an invasive species | L Schrader, JW Kim, D Ence, A Zimin, A Klein, K Wyschetzki, … | Nature communications | 2014 |
| Evolution from the prokaryotic to the higher plant chloroplast signal recognition particle: the signal recognition particle RNA is conserved in plastids of a wide range of … | C Träger, MA Rosenblad, D Ziehe, C Garcia-Petit, L Schrader, K Kock, … | The Plant Cell | 2012 |
Mohammed Errbii
| Title | Authors | Journal | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transposable elements and introgression introduce genetic variation in the invasive ant Cardiocondyla obscurior | M Errbii, J Keilwagen, KJ Hoff, R Steffen, J Altmüller, J Oettler, L Schrader | Molecular Ecology | 2021 |
| Inhibition of HSP90 causes morphological variation in the invasive ant Cardiocondyla obscurior | L Schrader, M Winter, M Errbii, J Delabie, J Oettler, J Gadau | Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental … | 2021 |
| Genomic architecture and evolutionary dynamics of a social niche polymorphism in the California harvester ant, Pogonomyrmex californicus | M Errbii, UR Ernst, A Lajmi, J Gadau, L Schrader | bioRxiv | 2021 |
| Functional insights from the GC-poor genomes of two aphid parasitoids, Aphidius ervi and Lysiphlebus fabarum | AB Dennis, GI Ballesteros, S Robin, L Schrader, J Bast, J Berghöfer, … | BMC genomics | 2020 |
Research
Row
Genome Evolution in ants
GAGA
Canalization and phenotypic robustness in ants
Funding
The work in our group is made possible by generous funding from the German Research Foundation DFG, the Santander Mobilitätsfonds, and the SAFIR funding program.
Press coverage
The Scientist Adapting with a Little Help from Jumping Genes
This beautiful article from 2022 features our work on the impact of transposable elements in invasive Cardiocondyla.
Süddeutsche Zeitung Faul wie eine Ameise
The title roughly translates to lazy as an ant and the article from 2021 summarizes our findings on genome erosion in socially parasitic species of Acromyrmex.
Mittelbayrische Zeitung Ameisen profitieren von „Mitbewohnern“
This article published in 2015 in the Mittelbayerische Zeitung focuses on our discovery of the ant endosymbiont Westeberhardia, which is named after the great Mary-Jane West-Eberhard.
Süddeutsche Zeitung Faul wie eine Ameise
This press release from 2014 highlights our characterization of TE islands in the ant Cardiocondyla obscurior.
Contact
If you’re interested in joining us, send an email to Lukas.Schrader[at]wwu.de. Projects should address open evolutionary or ecologically questions include population genomics, comparative analyses, molecular biology, field work or behavioral experiments.